Septic

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, having the nature of, or affected by sepsis.
  • adjective. Causing sepsis; putrefactive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to sepsis in general; putrefactive or putrefying; septical: opposed to antiseptic.
  • noun. A substance which causes sepsis.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of the seventh degree or order.
  • noun. A substance that promotes putrefaction.
  • adjective. Having power to promote putrefaction.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A mathematical object (function, curve, surface, etc.) of degree seven.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to sepsis.
  • adjective. Causing sepsis or putrefaction.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage.
  • noun. A substance that causes sepsis or putrefaction.
  • noun. A septic tank; a system for the disposal of sewage into a septic tank, a septic system.
  • noun. An American, a Yank.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of or relating to or caused by putrefaction
  • adjective. containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
  • Word Usage
    "The doctors explained that my husband was septic from the bacteria which had invaded his blood system."
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